(70) Panopaea
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	17 Mar 2026	12.5	2.477 AU	1.883 AU	15h56m	-18°08'	115.3°	21.3°
Opposition	16 May 2026	10.8	2.361 AU	1.351 AU	15h29m	-21°46'	177.2°	1.2°

The interactive orbit chart above shows the body's path through the solar system and its position at the given date. Green and blue lines are shown perpendicular to the ecliptic plane: Green if the path is above the ecliptic plane, blue if it is below. (Left-click and drag to rotate the view; Right-click and drag to move the view; Use scroll wheel to zoom in our out.)

The orbital elements of Panopaea are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1830438
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6135226
            i (Inclination)                 : 11.59683
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 47.63786
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 255.44755
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 269.56600
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 122.79541
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -11.21987
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.23            
        

The light curve chart below shows the estimated development of the minor planet's magnitude.

The all-sky chart below shows the path of the minor planet over the same period as the light curve. The current position is marked yellow.

The following chart shows the path of the minor planet in the next few days. The field of view is optimized for (~10x50) binoculars and finderscopes.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   15 56 18.0   -18 08 57     1.883    2.477  115.3   21.3   281   12.5 
2026-03-17 15:01 UT   15 56 33.1   -18 11 43     1.875    2.476  115.8   21.2   281   12.5 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   15 56 41.8   -18 13 22     1.869    2.475  116.2   21.2   281   12.5 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   15 57 04.1   -18 17 47     1.856    2.473  117.1   21.0   281   12.5 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   15 57 24.7   -18 22 10     1.843    2.471  118.0   20.8   281   12.5 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   15 57 43.8   -18 26 31     1.829    2.469  118.9   20.7   281   12.5 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   15 58 01.2   -18 30 52     1.816    2.467  119.8   20.5   281   12.4 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   15 58 17.0   -18 35 10     1.803    2.465  120.7   20.3   281   12.4 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   15 58 31.1   -18 39 28     1.790    2.463  121.6   20.2   280   12.4 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   15 58 43.5   -18 43 44     1.777    2.461  122.5   20.0   280   12.4 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   15 58 54.2   -18 47 59     1.764    2.459  123.5   19.8   280   12.3 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   15 59 03.2   -18 52 13     1.752    2.457  124.4   19.6   280   12.3 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   15 59 10.5   -18 56 25     1.739    2.455  125.4   19.4   280   12.3 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   15 59 16.1   -19 00 37     1.727    2.454  126.3   19.1   280   12.3 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   15 59 19.8   -19 04 47     1.714    2.452  127.3   18.9   280   12.2 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   15 59 21.8   -19 08 56     1.702    2.450  128.3   18.7   280   12.2 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   15 59 22.0   -19 13 03     1.690    2.448  129.2   18.4   280   12.2 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   15 59 20.4   -19 17 10     1.678    2.446  130.2   18.2   280   12.2 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   15 59 16.9   -19 21 15     1.667    2.444  131.2   17.9   281   12.1 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   15 59 11.6   -19 25 19     1.655    2.442  132.2   17.7   281   12.1 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   15 59 04.5   -19 29 21     1.644    2.440  133.2   17.4   281   12.1 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   15 58 55.5   -19 33 23     1.633    2.438  134.2   17.1   281   12.1 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   15 58 44.6   -19 37 22     1.621    2.436  135.2   16.8   281   12.0 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   15 58 31.8   -19 41 21     1.611    2.434  136.2   16.5   281   12.0 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   15 58 17.1   -19 45 18     1.600    2.432  137.3   16.2   281   12.0 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   15 58 00.6   -19 49 14     1.589    2.430  138.3   15.9   281   12.0 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   15 57 42.1   -19 53 07     1.579    2.428  139.3   15.6   281   11.9 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   15 57 21.7   -19 56 60     1.569    2.426  140.4   15.3   281   11.9 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   15 56 59.4   -20 00 51     1.559    2.424  141.4   14.9   281   11.9 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   15 56 35.3   -20 04 40     1.549    2.422  142.5   14.6   281   11.9 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   15 56 09.2   -20 08 27     1.539    2.421  143.6   14.3   281   11.8 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   15 55 41.2   -20 12 13     1.530    2.419  144.6   13.9   282   11.8 

    Terminology:
            
    delta:  distance between minor planet and earth in AU
    radius: distance between minor planet and sun in AU
    magn:   magnitude (brightness) estimate    
    ra:     right ascension in hours (24h = 360deg)
    dec:    declination in degrees
    elong:  elongation in degrees (angle sun-earth-minor planet)    
    phase:  phase angle in degrees (angle sun-minor planet-earth)        
    AU:     Astronomical Unit (mean distance between earth and sun: 149597870.7 km
    

Orbital elements provided by the MPC (Minor Planet Center).
Calculations by a modified version of AAPlus, a C# implementation of the AA+ project by PJ Naughter from the algorithms presented in the book "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus.
NGC2000 dso catalog and star labels from VizieR as provided by the Strasbourg astronomical Data Center.
Tycho2 catalog from the ESO archive.